Body of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei arrives in Qom
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s body arrives in Qom as millions of mourners honour his leadership over past three days.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s body arrives in Qom as millions of mourners honour his leadership over past three days.


![A man rides a scooter past a billboard featuring the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left); the late, slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (centre); and his son, current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei [Atta Kenare/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/afp-newsml.afp_.com_.20260703T080918Z.doc-b9624fr-1783181209.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







Millions of people have attended funeral prayers in Tehran for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Medical sources on the Red Sea coast report 16 dead from pro-government forces and 22 wounded.
Despite US objections, ambassador insists new fees to be charged to vessels transiting Strait of Hormuz.

Dmitry Medvedev says Iran’s ability to disrupt traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is equivalent to possession of a nuclear.
The Turkiye leader has repeatedly accused Israel of trying to undermine the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Iran will be shut down on Sunday and Monday to encourage more mourners to join funeral procession.












Thousands of mourners attended the public grand procession of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Khamenei in Tehran.